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Alexander Telnykh¹, Irina Nuidel¹, Olga Shemagina¹

¹Autowave Processes Laboratory, Department of Radiophysical Methods in Medicine, Federal Research Center Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAP RAS), 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

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This study introduces an intelligent video analytics system that models how living systems process information by forming visual detectors. This artificial cognitive system mimics the brain's cortical columns for object recognition.

Keywords:

adaptive boosting biomorphic modeling cascade detection content-based image retrieval recognition

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Neuroscience

Background:

Living systems possess sophisticated information processing capabilities, particularly in visual perception.
Understanding the mechanisms of biological information processing is crucial for developing advanced artificial systems.
The human brain's cortical column serves as a fundamental unit for processing and recognizing information.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an intelligent video analytics system that simulates biological information processing.
To model the formation of detectors for content-based image retrieval.
To create a biomorphic model of recognition columns found in living systems.

Main Methods:

Development of an intelligent video analytics system.
Simulation of detector formation for content-based image retrieval.
Modeling the activation of connections within a biomorphic cortical column.

Main Results:

The system successfully simulates the formation of detectors, analogous to neural connections in cortical columns.
Content-based image retrieval demonstrates the triggering of a biomorphic column model.
The learning process of detectors is visualized, showing the formation of specific stimulus detectors (e.g., faces, digits).

Conclusions:

The developed artificial cognitive system serves as a biomorphic model of recognition columns in living systems.
The study provides insights into how living systems process visual information.
The system offers a novel approach to understanding and replicating biological recognition mechanisms.